Chelsea ceramics had a more whimsical edge, and nature was a dominant theme. For instance, plates were often painted with lifelike fruit and flower designs, reflecting the 18th-century interest in ...

In the beginning of the 18th century, the factory was run by two china manufacturing specialists ... Their first guild was founded here in the beginning of the 16th century, with the goal of evolving ...

Most pieces date back to the 18th-century Qing Dynasty, as the three Qing emperors were avid collectors of antique ceramics and commissioned many historic pottery styles and glazes to be recreated ...